A spoken word performance shedding light on how words change over time and how the history and power of language shapes the way we live.

Poetry and music exploring the impact of British colonial rule and missionary activities on childhoods in Ghana. With Kewku Sackey (KOG and the Zongo Brigade) and Dr Afua Twum-Danso Imoh.

A documentary about Emily Dickinson, delving deep into her poetry and her hometown of Amherst, MA. Followed by Q&A.

Richard Morris digs into history to examine how England’s largest county took shape both geographically and sociologically, and the inspiration it's had on artists and writers.

In 2016 Gina Miller successfully challenged the government’s right to implement Brexit without approval from parliament. Here she discusses fighting injustice and speaking out for what you believe in.

Christopher Frayling explores the enduring appeal of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and its ability to remain a cultural touchstone over its two centuries.

TV presenter Evan Davis charts a route through the mass of information we are bombarded with daily, to try and work out why the manipulation of facts is so rife.

Historian Fern Riddell delves into the diaries of actress and suffragette bomber Kitty Marion, to tell a story that isn't often included in the relatively sanitised history of the movement.

Three days of readings, performances, projections, installations and discussions surrounding radical print.

A night of feminist poetry inspired by Maya Angelou, in celebration of Black History Month.

Political cartoonist Steve Bell reflects on the rapid rise of the Labour leader and the political upheaval that followed his election.

A funny and profound exploration of British diversity as the very foundation of the nation as we know it.

Sheffield's annual festival of words.

A showcase of poetry, spoken word, storytelling, puppetry, music and comedy, hosted by Sheffield's feminist arts collective Verse Matters.